Kogia Gray, 1846 . Zool. Voy. H.M.S. "Erebus” and "Terror," 1:22.

COMMENT: Reviewed by Handley, 1966, in Norris, ed „ Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises, p. 62-69. This genus is sometimes placed in the family Kogiidae; but see Rice, 1977.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Order Cetacea .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301411004001000000.